1. Manufacturing Nylon 66 from the Ground Up
Team USA Leif Burgess Kevin LaSalle Erin Tiedemann
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Class 4 estimation
85 million pounds annually
Parameters of Interest
Minimize Branching
Controlled Viscosity
Safety
What is Nylon 66?
Why Nylon 66?
Objectives
Process Flow Diagram and Material Balance
Nylon 66
Safety and Other Considerations
Highly exothermic reaction
Block A
Corrosion
Economic Analysis
Conclusions and Recommendations
Our team would like to thank the entire Chemical Engineering Department for their guidance and assistance. We would also like to thank Kurtis from Eddy Pumps for providing pricing information. /
Ammonia
Toxic
20 g/hr
Cyclopentanone
Explosive
506 g/hr
Sell price: 2.50$/kg
DCFRR: 68%
Replace Compressor
Future Safety Analysis
Block A
Pump corrosion
3.13$/kg
DCFRR: 192%
NPT: yrs
NPVi=10%: 101 MM$
This plant is a ‘GO’
Acknowledgments
2.50$/kg
DCFRR: 68%
NPT: 1.4 yrs
NPVi=10%: 21 MM$
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